Camp Beachmutt 2012

We've had three great week with the Girlz - first up at Malibou Lake house and petsitting for our friends Whitney and Gerrit. We did lots of fun things... visiting the Paramount Ranch lot where Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman was filmed... going shopping for cowgirl hats... bird watching... cleaning a canoe... spending lots of time with dogs and cats and more dogs and more cats... swimming in the pool with the flower power shower...just hanging out... deciding what to make for dinner each night... and catching up on all of the Disney and Nicolodeon shows! Then two weeks here in Oceanside, where we spent a lot of time swimming and playing in the pool, shopping, playing games on the computer, more shopping, playing with the beachmutts in the backyard, more pool fun, a day at Oceanside Harbour, spa day, pinata pool patio party and dinner at Islands, our new favorite restaurant. The girlz leave for Camp Marsten tomorrow and we leave on Wednesday to visit Rey and Kiyomi in Joshua Tree... sad to be leaving but excited to get back to Akumal. The trip this year is so different and it's very sad to be traveling without Missy but she is with us in spirit. Our itinerary is: Wednesday, August 8h - leave Oceanside, to Joshua Tree with the Ortegas Thursday, August 9th - Joshua Tree to Tucson, AZ, staying at La Quinta on Broadway (free night with points!) Friday, August 10th - Tucson to Ft. Stockton, TX, staying at La Quinta (free night with points) Saturday, August 11th - Ft. Stockton to Eagle Pass, TX, staying at La Quinta but with a stop in Del Rio, TX first for awesome BBQ! Sunday, August 12th - cross the border at Piedras Negras and down MX 57S to Las Palmas Midway Inn in Matehuala - restaurant with bar on site, plus pool and mini golf! And pet friendly! Monday, August 13th - Matehuala to Puebla, staying at a new La Quinta there - hope that we can find it from the carretera! Tuesday, August 14th - Puebla to Villahermosa, staying at Hotel Costa del Sol - an auto hotel that is pet friendly and has room service and a big grassy yard area for the dogs to run around in! Wednesday, August 15th - Villahermosa into Akumal and HOME! Hopefully, Ernesto takes a detour or better yet, just fizzles out... and no one else decides that they want to visit our little paradise! I'll be posting to Facebook so you can check there for our progress too...

Back in the US again...

And it is really hard to adjust, especially to cold, rainy weather! I'll be updating the blog and sharing the tailes of our latest adventures in Akumal! Stay tuned... photos too!